# NHTSA recall 14V377000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V377000
- Manufacturer's number: 14302
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2014\-06\-26
- Owners notified: 2014\-08\-18
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
- Units potentially affected: 1939

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles manufactured February 12, 2014, to March 14, 2014.  Due to an improper weld on the rear shock absorbers, the shock absorber tubes may separate from the shock absorber clevis brackets resulting in a sudden change in vehicle handling.


## What can happen

A sudden change in vehicle handling increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace both of the rear shock absorbers, free of charge.  The recall began on August 18, 2014.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\- 800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is 14302.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1939
- Reported remedied: 1808 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE](/makes/chevrolet/corvette/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-02\-12 to 2014\-03\-14.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [14302](/bulletins/10248763.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin
- [150089004B](/bulletins/10190337.md), 2021-04-16, Service bulletin
- [150089004C](/bulletins/10188403.md), 2021-03-08, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002H](/bulletins/10111743.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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